Wringer attachment



May 15, 1928 R. W. SCHNEIDER WRINGER ATTACHMENT Filed Feb. 1. 1926 Reu ben VV. Schneiden'NVENTOR.

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Patented May 15, 1928. I

UNITED STATES i 1,669,783 PATENT OFFICE.

REUBEN W. SCHNEIDER, OF ALLIANCE, OHIO.

WRINGER ATTACHMENT.

Application filed February Thepresent invention relates to wringer attachments and has for its prime object to provide means adapted to facilitate the feeding of material through the wringer rolls.

A further object of the invention is the provision of an attachment of the above nature designed to obviate the possibility of injury to the user when inserting material in the rollersof a wringer.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of an attachment of the above character which is simple and durable of construction, can be readily attached in association with a wringer and manufactured very cheaply,

Other objects and advantages of the invention Will become apparent as the description progresses In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification and in which like reference characters are employed to designate corresponding parts throughout the same: Figure 1 is a top plan view of my improved attachment shown in operative position upon a fragmentary portion of a wringer,

Figure 2 is a and Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 33 of Figure 1.

As will be readily understood by those familiar with the operation of the common forms of wringers, usually employed for front elevation of the same,

wringing clothes, the user thereof is continually exposed to the danger of injury, occasioned by the necessity of holding the material adjacent the contacting surfaces of the wringer rolls. It is also well'known, that, due to the precaution necessary to avoid this possible injury, the wringing operation consumes considerable time. While this holds true for manually operated wringers as well as power operated, the latter type are especiall dangerous as the rollers are usually rotated at a relatively high speed and cannot be as readily stopped. With this in mind, my invention contemplates the production of an attachment for wringers arranged to guide the material to a position adjacent the contacting faces of the rollers so as to avoid the necessity-of placing the hands close to the rollers.

' In order to illustrate the application of my improved attachment upon the common forms of wringers, I have conventionally 1, 1926. Serial No. 85,302.

in the type of wringer illustrated in the a drawing, the rollers 10 are arranged in parallel vertically disposed positions so that one roller is positioned immediately above and in contact with the lower complementary roller. My attachment generally comprises a guide plate arranged'in an angular position, the forward edge being positioned adjacent the lower roller immediately below the contactline with the upper roller, while-the outer longitudinal edge is disposed in a substantially elevated position. Means are provided on the lateral edges of the plate for securely mounting the attachment in association with the wringer frame so that the matter may be readily positioned on the guide plate and delivered to the rollers so as to be readily fed therethrough.

Referring now more specifically to the structure embodying my invention, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown thepreferred embodiment thereof, the numeral 13 generally indicates the guide plate which is of substantially rectangular formation provided on the ends with laterally projecting flanges 14. These flanges extend approximately one-half the width of the plate and, have formed, 011 their forward ends angular disposed attaching flanges 15, which extend above and below the guide plate and are provided with openings adapted to re; ceive stud bolts 16. This structure may be in the nature of a metallic casting or formed of sheet iron of a durable nature. As will be particularly noted from Figures 2 and 3 of the drawing, the guide plate 13 is arranged at an angular inclination relative to the horizontal plane, so that the forward longitudinal edge 17 is disposed in a position immediately adjacent the lower roller 10 slightly below the upper contacting surface thereof. The rear longitudinal edge of the guide plate, on the other hand, assumes a relatively elevated position and is formed with a bead or rolled edge 18, adapted to strengthen the structure of the plate and facilitate the movement of material thereon. In order to facilitate the drainage of the liquid matter pressed from the material as it is passed through the rolls, the forward edge 17 of the guide plate is provided with a plurality of notches 19 arranged to cause the water to be drained over the forward edge of the plate. As is readily evident from the drawing, the guide plate 13 is preferably arranged in an angular position of approximately 15 or 20 from the horizontal and the forward edge thereof designed to extend practically the entire length of the rollers, the end portions diverging in angular positions to the connecting flanges 15.

As can be readily ascertained from the foregoing description and the drawing, a wringer attachment of simple design and durable structure has been devised, arranged for convenient attachment upon the common forms of wringcrs and intended to facilitate the feeding of clothes and the like to the rotatable wringer rolls. As has been pointed out, the particular formation of the guide plate will permit the insertion of material to the rolls without exposing the operator to the danger of injury which often occurs where the material is held in a position close to the rollers.

It is to be understood that the form of my invention herewith shown and described is to be taken as the preferred example of the same, and that various changes as to the shape, size and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. A wringer attachment of the character described, comprising an elongated plate body having one longitudinal edge of materially less length than the opposite longitudinal edge and designed to be arranged with the first mentioned longitudinal edge in close proximity to and parallel with the wringer rollers below the meeting bite thereof, and attaching flanges formed transversely of each end edge of the plate and arranged at such an angle with respect to the surface of the plates as to arrange the plate when the flanges are disposed in substantially vertical position against a wringer frame, with the first mentioned longitudinal edge in a lower plane than the opposite longitudinal edge.

2. An attachment for clothes wringers, comprising a relatively long plate having one longitudinal edge of materially less length than the opposite longitudinal edge, a laterally directed flange at each end edge of the plate and extending transversely thereof from the last mentioned longitudinal edge to a point adjacent the longitudinal center of the plate, and attaching flanges arranged transversely of said lateral flanges and extending beyond the faces of the plate with their broad faces substantially parallel with the longitudinal center of the plate and with one another, to facilitate the sccuring of the attachment to a wringcr substantially as and for the purpose described.

3. An attachment for clothes \vringers, comprising a relatively long plate having one longitudinal edge of materially less length than the opposite longitudinal edge, a laterally directed flange at each end edge of the plate and extending transversely thereof from the last mentioned longitudinal edge to a point adjacent the longitudinal center of the plate, and attaching flanges arranged transversely of said lateral flanges and extending beyond the faces of the plate with their broad faces substantially parallel with the longitudinal center of the plate and with one another, to facilitate the securing of the attachment to a wringer, said transverse flanges being disposed at such an angle to the faces of the plate as to arrange the shorter longitudinal edge in a lower plane than the other longitudinal edge when the plate is fixed in position.

In testimony whereof I aflix my si mature.

REUBEN W. SCHNEI ER. 

